22nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130135020 | MULTI-PHASE CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUITS - Disclosed is a multi-phase clock signal generation circuit including two circuit blocks, each of which includes a cross-coupled structure and two delay units, and the delay units are adjustable. The circuit block MD | 2013-05-30 |
20130135021 | PASSIVE CAPTURE ADAPTER CIRCUIT FOR SENSING SIGNALS OF A HIGH-SPEED CIRCUIT - A multi-stage passive capture adapter (PCA) circuit is configured to sense and recover digital signals present on a high-speed serial bus for capture and analysis in external test equipment. A first stage of the PCA circuit includes a differentiator that functions as a high impedance probe that contacts the serial bus to capture an original input signal waveform of the high-speed digital signals. The signal waveform is fed to a dual-slope comparator/driver that includes a plurality of high-speed comparators and drivers. The second stage includes a differential receiver/shaper that converts logic levels of differential receiver outputs to input signals that set and reset a signal restorer whose output signals are fed to a driver of a driver/shaper. The output of the driver is then fed to a shaper network configured to substantially match an output signal of driver/shaper to the input signal waveform sensed from the high-speed serial bus. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135022 | Vector Generator Using Octant Symmetry - In various embodiments, an active vector generator may comprise a vector component switch and a first amplitude adjustment component in parallel with a second amplitude adjustment component. The first and second amplitude adjustment components may operate with different ranges of amplitude. For example, the first amplitude adjustment component may have a full range of amplitude and the second amplitude adjustment component may have a partial range of amplitude. The vector component switch may operate to receive two signals and route the signals to the various amplitude adjustment components based on the relative magnitudes of the two signals. A benefit of having two amplitude adjustment components with selectable signal pathways is that the all the phase states may be obtained but using less robust and expensive amplitude adjustment components. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135023 | PULSE SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND SHIFT REGISTER - A pulse signal output circuit capable of operating stably and a shift register including the pulse signal output circuit are provided. A clock signal is supplied to one of transistors connected to a first output terminal. A power supply potential is applied to one of transistors connected to a second output terminal. Thus, power consumed by discharge and charge of the transistor included in the second output terminal can be reduced. Further, since a potential is supplied from a power source to the second output terminal, sufficient charge capability can be obtained. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135024 | PULSE TRANSFORMER DRIVER - Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing a communication system for handling pulse information. Embodiments of the invention provide a pulse shaping unit operable to avoid saturation of the pulse transformer, while being easily incorporated into IC processes. Some embodiments of the pulse shaping unit provide a two-to-three level driver unit for converting a two-level input voltage signal to a three-level driver signal for driving a pulse transformer. Other embodiments of the pulse shaping unit provide components configured to differentially drive a pulse transformer, effectively converting a two-level input voltage signal to a three-level driver signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135025 | DUAL MODE POWER AMPLIFIER CONTROL INTERFACE WITH A TWO-MODE GENERAL PURPOSE INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACE - In accordance with some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a dual mode control interface that can be used to provide both a radio frequency front end (RFFE) serial interface and a two-mode general purpose input/output (GPIO) interface within a single digital control interface die. In certain embodiments, the dual mode control interface, or digital control interface, can communicate with a power amplifier. Further, the dual mode control interface can be used to set the mode of the power amplifier. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135026 | QUASI-TRANSLATOR, FOURIER MODULATOR, FOURIER SPECTROMETER, MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR CIRCUIT - A quasi-translator for economically producing pure, smooth translational motion with broad arcuate or error-free motion regardless of orientation, which is useful in numerous interferometer applications including spectroscopy, a Fourier modulator and a Fourier spectrometer are provided. The quasi-translator utilizes a support, an arm including a driving magnet on a first end and a driven element on a second end, an axis for rotation of the arm, a bearing system that controls the rotation of the arm about the axis, a drive coil and a drive amplifier to drive the arm in the arcuate motion. The quasi-translator may be employed in a Fourier modulator to change the optical path difference of the interferometer/quasi-translator at a substantially constant rate of change. The quasi-translator and/or Fourier modulator may be used in a Fourier spectrometer to create an optical spectrum from a light beam and/or electrical signal created from the light beam. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135027 | LEVEL SHIFTER CIRCUIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC WATCH - A first circuit receives input signals of the first electric potential system which uses a first high potential and a first low potential as the power supply electric potential, and outputs a first signal which is a signal of the first electric potential system, a second circuit which generates output signals according to the input signal of the second electric potential system which uses as the power supply electric potential a second high potential of the first electric potential system, wherein the second circuit includes an initial stage inverter that receives the second signals and outputs third signals, and an initial stage switch that switches between connecting and disconnecting the initial stage inverter and a power supply that supplies the second high potential or a power supply that supplies the second low potential based on the first signals, and generates the output signals based on the third signals. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135028 | HIGH VOLTAGE SUSTAINABLE OUTPUT BUFFER - An output buffer includes a first output transistor, a first switch, a second switch and a third switch. The first output transistor is connected to a first operational voltage for outputting the first operational voltage as the data signal. The first switch is connected to a bulk of the first output transistor for receiving an enable signal. The second switch is connected to the first switch and a second operational voltage for receiving the enable signal, wherein the second operational voltage is lower than the first operational voltage. The third switch includes a first terminal connected to the bulk of the first output transistor, a control terminal connected to the first switch, and a second terminal connected to the first operational voltage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135029 | ARCHITECTURE OF FUTURE OPEN WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE (OWA) RADIO SYSTEM - This invention relates to an open wireless architecture (OWA) radio frequency (RF) transceiver architecture including RF front-end system. Specifically, the invention relates to an OWA RF front-end utilizing non-broadband RF hardware to support wide range frequency bands and broad transmission bandwidth for future wireless communications. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135030 | Systems, Circuits and a Method for Generating a Configurable Feedback - A system can generate a configurable feedback. The system includes a number of circuitries that are coupled to a number of drivers and connected to each other in a chain via a single-wire connection. Control circuitry is connected to the plurality of circuitries and adapted to output configuration data to at least one circuitry of the plurality of circuitries to configure a feedback signal to be delivered by the plurality of circuitries to the control circuitry via the single-wire connection. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135031 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHING ELECTRIC POTENTIALS - The invention is directed to a switching circuit ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135032 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME FOR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING ACTIVE RESISTANCE - In an embodiment a circuit provides an active resistance that is adjusted with temperature, the active resistance has a magnitude and temperature coefficient that is selected by the values of external resistors. The active resistance is controlled by an active resistance controller that uses a temperature dependent source and a temperature stable source to control adjustment of a first adjustable resistance to maintain correspondence between a temperature dependent parameter and a temperature stable parameter, and adjusts a second adjustable resistance that is part of the active resistance in correspondence with adjustment of the first adjustable resistance. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135033 | TOUCH SENSOR - Provided is a touch sensor having a simple structure and enabling a driver to appropriately and quickly manipulate the touch sensor as intended without looking at a manipulation surface of the touch sensor. The touch sensor includes: multiple electrodes; detection means for detecting touch on any of electrodes and for outputting a detection signal for each electrode; touch judgment means for judging whether each of the electrodes is touched or untouched based on the detection signal; a switch having a manipulation button; control mode judgment means for determining a control function for a controlled device in accordance with an input signal transmitted from the switch when the manipulation button is manipulated; and permission means for permitting the touch judgment means to judge touch on each electrode in response to the input signal from the switch. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135034 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING FUSE CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD OF FUSE CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a fuse connected between a first node and a second node, a first driver configured to pull down a voltage of the first node in an initialization period in response to a fuse sensing signal, a second driver configured to pull up a voltage of the second node in an initial period of a fuse sensing period in response to the fuse sensing signal, a sensor configured to determine whether the fuse is blown or not in response to a voltage of the first node, and a third driver configured to drive the second node to a voltage level lower than a pull-up voltage level of the second driver after the initial period of the fuse sensing period in response to an output signal of the sensor and the fuse sensing signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135035 | ANTI-FUSE CONTROL CIRCUIT - An anti-fuse control circuit includes a first power supply voltage application unit, a second power supply voltage application unit and a control unit. The first power supply voltage application unit configured to selectively apply first power supply voltage to an output node in response to a power up signal. The second power supply voltage application unit configured to selectively apply second power supply voltage to the output node in response to a program signal. The control unit configured to control a connection between the output node and an anti-fuse in response to the power up signal when the program signal is inactivated. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135036 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - Efficient reduction in power consumption is achieved by combinational implementation of a power cutoff circuit technique using power supply switch control and a DVFS technique for low power consumption. A power supply switch section fed with power supply voltage, a circuit block in which a power cutoff is performed by the power supply switch section, and a level shifter are formed in a DEEP-NWELL region formed over a semiconductor substrate. Another power supply switch section fed with another power supply voltage, a circuit block in which a power cutoff is performed by the power supply switch section, and a level shifter are formed in another DEEP-NWELL region formed over the semiconductor substrate. In this arrangement, there arises no possibility of short-circuiting between different power supplies via each DEEP-NWELL region formed over the semiconductor substrate. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135037 | VOLTAGE MULTIPLYING CIRCUIT, SIGNAL SWITCH CHIP AND IMPEDANCE ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - A signal switch chip with a chip voltage is disclosed. The signal switch chip includes a transmission gate and a voltage multiplying circuit. The voltage multiplying circuit receives a basic voltage to generate a multiplying voltage, and the multiplying voltage is N times the basic voltage. N is a positive integer, and N is greater than 1. The transmission gate is coupled to the multiplying circuit and receives the multiplying voltage to adjust an equivalent impedance of the transmission gate, and the multiplying voltage is higher than the chip voltage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135038 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A semiconductor apparatus includes a power supply changing unit. The power supply changing unit is configured to receive an enable signal and power supply voltage, generate first voltage or second voltage according to the enable signal, change a voltage level of the second voltage according to a level signal, and supply the first voltage or the second voltage as a driving voltage of an internal circuit, wherein the internal circuit receives a first input signal to output a second input signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135039 | INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide an internal power supply circuit that supplies a power supply voltage to an internal circuit of a semiconductor device via an internal power supply wiring, the internal power supply circuit includes a plurality of power supply units connected in common to the internal power supply wiring and an internal-power-supply control circuit that selects either activation or deactivation with regard to at least a part of the power supply units. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135040 | HIGHLY LINEAR, LOW-POWER, TRANSCONDUCTOR - Systems and methods which implement a transconductor replica feedback (TRF) block in a transconductor circuit are shown. In accordance with embodiments, the TRF block comprises a feedback transistor disposed as a replica of a corresponding transconductance transistor of the transconductor circuit. The TRF block provides enhanced looking-in degeneration impedance for the transconductor circuit, thereby allowing for higher linearity and lower power at the same time. TRF transconductors of embodiments can be implemented in, or otherwise applied to, various different circuits such as LNAs, filters, etc. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135041 | ULTRA HIGH SPEED SIGNAL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION - An interconnect for transmitting an electric signal between electronic devices includes a first coupling element electromagnetically coupled to, and immediately juxtaposed to, a second coupling element. The first coupling element is mounted on and is electrically connected to a first electronic device having a first integrated circuit. The second coupling element may be mounted on and electrically connected to the first electronic device, and electrically connected to an interconnect on a second electronic device, or the second coupling element may be mounted on and electrically connected to the second electronic device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135042 | BROADBAND LINEARIZATION BY ELIMINATION OF HARMONICS AND INTERMODULATION IN AMPLIFIERS - An amplifier device includes an initial amplifier stage configured to receive a differential input signal at a first leg and a second leg; a final amplifier stage coupled to outputs of the initial amplifier stage, the final amplifier stage including a primary signal amplifier and an error amplifier in each of the first and second legs; and wherein an output of the error amplifier of the first leg is combined with an output of the primary signal amplifier in the second leg, and an output of the error amplifier of the second leg is combined with an output of the primary signal amplifier in the first leg. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135043 | MULTIMODE RF AMPLIFIER SYSTEM - Multimode radio frequency (RF) amplifier systems and techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multimode radio frequency (RF) amplifier system has a first RF amplifier and a second RF amplifier. The first RF amplifier may support a first RF communication standard. The second RF amplifier may support a second RF communication standard. The first RF amplifier includes an auxiliary circuit. The auxiliary circuit may provide a service or a utility to a second RF amplifier. For example, the auxiliary circuit may generate a supply voltage to power the second RF amplifier. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135044 | HIGH-FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER WITH DOHERTY EXTENSION - A high-frequency power amplifier comprises a broadband amplifier ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135045 | MONOTONIC CONVERSION OF RF POWER AMPLIFIER CALIBRATION DATA - Circuitry, which includes data memory and processing circuitry, is disclosed. The data memory is used to store look-up table (LUT)-based radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) calibration data. The processing circuitry converts at least a portion of the LUT-based RF PA calibration data to provide monotonic response curve-based data. As such, a magnitude of an envelope power supply control signal is determined based on a magnitude of an RF input signal using the monotonic response curve-based data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135046 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND ENVELOPE SIGNAL AMPLIFIER - A switching circuit | 2013-05-30 |
20130135047 | CURRENT SENSE AMPLIFIER HAVING BIPOLAR COMMON MODE INPUT RANGE - An amplifier configuration including first and second amplifier inputs and a bias input adapted to receive a common mode signal indicative of a common mode input voltage. First and second amplifier input stage sections, each having first and second inputs coupled to respective ones of the first and second amplifier inputs, are provided. Operating mode circuitry switches the amplifier configuration between first and second operating modes in response to the common mode signal, where in the first operating mode the first and second amplifier input stage sections are active and inactive, respectfully and where in the second operating mode the first and second amplifier input stage sections are inactive and active, respectfully. The active first and second amplifier input stage sections are capable of operating with common mode voltages in excess of the upper and lower power supply rails, respectively. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135048 | RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER - A radio frequency receiver of the present invention removes out-of-band jamming signals and interference signals without SAW filters. The radio frequency receiver includes: a low noise amplifier amplifying a signal received through an antenna; a second order intermodulation cancellation unit removing second order intermodulation caused by an out-of-band jamming or interference signal included in the signal output from the low noise amplifier; a passive mixer unit converting a frequency of the signal output from the second order intermodulation cancellation unit; and a low pass filter unit removing an out-of-band jamming or interference signal included in the signal output from the passive mixer unit and delivering the signal with the out-of-band jamming or interference signal removed therefrom to a transimpedance amplifier. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135049 | INCREMENTAL GAIN AMPLIFIER - An amplifier includes an amplifier section having selectable signal paths to provide discrete gain settings, and logic to incrementally select the signal paths. The logic may be configured to increment the gain in response to digital gain control signals or an analog gain control signal. Another amplifier has an input section with one or more input cells and an output section with one or more output cells. Either the input section or the output section includes at least two cells that may be selected to provide discrete gain settings. A loop amplifier is configured in a feedback arrangement with the input section. The input and output sections may have multiple selectable cells to provide coarse and fine gain steps. The gain of the loop amplifier may be coordinated with the gain of the input section to provide constant bandwidth operation. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135050 | AMPLIFIER - A differential electronic amplifier including: a first switch connected between a first reference voltage and a first node; a second switch connected between a second reference voltage and a second node; a resonant differential load connected between the first and second nodes and having a centre point connected to a third reference voltage; an output stage constituted by a first side of a transformer; a load impedance connected to a second side of the transformer; a first capacitive element connected between the first side of the transformer and the first node; and a second capacitive element connected between the first side of the transformer and the second node; wherein all inductive elements connected in series between the first and second capacitive elements are inductively coupled to the second side of the transformer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135051 | SWITCH WITH REDUCED INSERTION LOSS - A circuit includes an amplifier having an input and an output; and at least one transistor comprising at least one terminal and at least one isolated well. The input of the amplifier is electrically connected to the at least one terminal of the transistor; and the output of the amplifier is electrically connected to the at least one isolated well of the at least one transistor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135052 | INTERFERENCE REDUCTION BETWEEN RF COMMUNICATIONS BANDS - Radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) circuitry and a PA envelope power supply are disclosed. The RF PA circuitry receives and amplifies an RF input signal to provide an RF output signal using an envelope power supply signal, which is provided by the PA envelope power supply. The RF PA circuitry operates in either a normal RF spectral emissions mode or a reduced RF spectral emissions mode. When reduced RF spectral emissions are required, the RF PA circuitry operates in the reduced RF spectral emissions mode. As such, at a given RF output power, during the reduced RF spectral emissions mode, RF spectral emissions of the RF output signal are less than during the normal RF spectral emissions mode. As a result, the reduced RF spectral emissions mode may be used to reduce interference between RF communications bands. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135053 | POWER AMPLIFIER - A power amplifier includes a first matching circuit configured to perform harmonic processing of an input signal, and a second matching circuit configured to perform the harmonic processing of an output signal, the output signal being generated by amplifying a power of the input signal. The power amplifier rotates a phase of output impedance at a matching point of the harmonic included in the generated output signal when the power of the input signal is decreased from a value higher than a certain value to a value lower than the certain value. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135054 | TRANS-IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER WITH ENHANCED DYNAMIC RANGE BUT INVARIABLE INPUT IMPEDANCE - A trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for an optical receiver is discloses, in which the TIA enhances the dynamic range thereof but suppresses the variation of the input impedance thereof. The TIA enhances the dynamic range by subtracting the photocurrent input therein, which varies the input impedance. The TIA also provides the variable gain amplifier with a feedback resistor. The variable gain of the amplifier compensates the variation of the input impedance due to the current subtraction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135055 | SURFACE MOUNT PIEZOELECTRIC OSCILLATOR - A surface mount piezoelectric oscillator includes a piezoelectric resonator, a mounting board, and an IC chip mounted on the mounting board. An oscillator circuit includes the IC chip and the piezoelectric resonator. The piezoelectric resonator is bonded to the mounting board with solder balls. The mounting board includes a ceramic plate. The mounting board includes connecting terminals and a wiring pattern on the one mounting board principal surface of the mounting board. The connecting terminals are connected to the terminals of the piezoelectric resonator via solder balls. The mounting board includes an intermediate layer on the one mounting board principal surface and integrally formed with the mounting board. The intermediate layer includes solder ball placement openings to position the solder balls in a center of each of the connecting terminals and an IC chip mounting opening to mount the IC chip. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135056 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE SAME - An oscillator device includes: a structural layer extending over a first side of a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor cap set on the structural layer; a coupling region extending between and hermetically sealing the structural layer and the cap and forming a cavity within the oscillator device; first and second conductive paths extending between the substrate and the structural layer; first and second conductive pads housed in the cavity and electrically coupled to first terminal portions of the first and second conductive paths by first and second connection regions, respectively, which extend through and are insulated from the structural layer; a piezoelectric resonator having first and second ends electrically coupled, respectively, to the first and second conductive pads, and extending in the cavity; and third and fourth conductive pads positioned outside the cavity and electrically coupled to second terminal portions of the first and second conductive paths. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135057 | Common Mode Rejection Circuit - An electrical circuit includes a circuit element and a common mode rejection circuit element. The circuit element is configured to operate at a selected frequency within a variable frequency range and the common mode rejection circuit element is configured to reject a common mode current through the circuit element, wherein the common mode rejection circuit element is adjustable. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135058 | TCCT MATCH CIRCUIT FOR PLASMA ETCH CHAMBERS - A match circuit includes the following: a power input circuit coupled to an RF source; an inner coil input circuit coupled between the power input circuit and an input terminal of an inner coil, the inner coil input circuit including an inductor and a capacitor coupled in series to the inductor, the inductor connecting to the power input circuit, and the capacitor connecting to the input terminal of the inner coil, a first node being defined between the power input circuit and the inner coil input circuit; an inner coil output circuit coupled between an output terminal of the inner coil and ground, the inner coil output circuit defining a direct pass-through connection to ground; an outer coil input circuit coupled between the first node and an input terminal of an outer coil; and an outer coil output circuit coupled between an output terminal of the outer coil and ground. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135059 | LOW LOSS QUARTER WAVE RADIO FREQUENCY RELAY SWITCH APPARATUS AND METHOD - A low loss quarter wave Radio Frequency (RF) relay switch apparatus and method provides more efficient transmission of RF energy to downstream antenna switching elements in an antenna switching network. The antenna switching network may include multiple antenna multiplexer modules which are configured to operate in a local use configuration or a pass through configuration. The antenna multiplexer modules are designed for maximum efficiency in the pass through configuration acting virtually lossless when passing through RF energy. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135060 | ANTENNA TUNER AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ANTENNA IMPEDANCE - Disclosed are an antenna tuner and a method for adjusting antenna impedance. The antenna tuner includes a reference impedance resistor, a first coupler having an isolated port connected to one end of the reference impedance resistor, a second coupler having an input port connected to an output port of the first coupler and an output port connected to the antenna, and an impedance adjusting device group connected to the second coupler to adjust impedance of the antenna. An impedance controller generates an impedance adjustment control signal according to a first voltage applied to a coupled port of the first coupler, and a second voltage applied to a coupled port of the second coupler to provide the impedance adjustment control signal to the impedance adjusting device group. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135061 | MICROWAVE CIRCUIT IN STRIP LINE TECHNOLOGY - A microwave circuit ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135062 | RADIO-WAVE HALF MIRROR FOR MILLIMETER WAVEBAND AND METHOD OF SMOOTHING TRANSMITTANCE - A radio-wave half mirror for millimeter waveband is fixed inside a transmission line propagating electromagnetic waves of millimeter waveband in a single mode so as to transmit a part of incident electromagnetic waves and reflect a part thereof. The radio-wave half mirror includes: a half mirror body where a slit for transmitting electromagnetic waves is provided on a metal plate; and a dielectric plate that is provided on one surface side of the half mirror body so as to form a dielectric resonator which resonates at a frequency determined by the thickness and the permittivity, and has a transmittance characteristic having a degree of inclination substantially the same as that of the half mirror body in a slope which is inverse to a slope of a transmittance characteristic of the half mirror body in a desired frequency range of the millimeter waveband. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135063 | MILLIMETER WAVEBAND FILTER AND METHOD OF VARYING RESONANT FREQUENCY THEREOF - The millimeter waveband filter includes: a transmission line that is formed by a waveguide which propagates electromagnetic waves with a predetermined frequency range of a millimeter waveband from one end to the other end in a TE10 mode; and a pair of radio-wave half mirrors that are disposed opposite each other with a space interposed therebetween so as to block the inside of the transmission line and have planar shapes and a characteristic of transmitting a part of the electromagnetic waves with the predetermined frequency range and reflecting a part thereof. In the electromagnetic waves incident from the one end side of the transmission line, a frequency component centered on a resonant frequency of a resonator, which is formed between the pair of radio-wave half mirrors, is selectively output from the other end of the transmission line. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135064 | Electrically Tunable Waveguide Filter and Waveguide Tuning Device - The present invention relates to a waveguide tuning device ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135065 | STARTER SYSTEM - Some embodiments of the invention provide a starter system including a starter, capable of being in communication with an electronic control unit. The starter can include a motor coupled to a circuit and a pinion including a plunger, and a plurality of solenoid assemblies including a plurality of biasing members. The plurality of solenoid assemblies can include at least one solenoid winding capable of moving the plunger, and at least one solenoid assembly capable of holding the plunger, and at least one solenoid assembly capable of controlling current flow to the motor. Some embodiments include a first switch coupled to the circuit that is capable of being activated by the plunger to control current flowing to at least a portion of the circuit. Some embodiments include at least two power isolation switches capable of controlling a current flow within the circuit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135066 | DRIVE FOR A SWITCH DISCONNECTOR WITH C O SWITCHING CAPACITY - Exemplary embodiments relate to a drive for a switch disconnector having C or O switching capacity and a switching pin acting as switching contact. A spindle drive is driven by an electric motor and has a spindle nut. An actuating element, which is loaded by a compression spring and is capable of pivoting about a fixed pivot point, is acted upon by the spindle nut. The actuating element for its part interacts with an actuating apparatus which actuates the switching pin. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135067 | MAGNET SUBSTANCE HOLDER INCLUDING A COMBINATION OF A PERMANENT MAGNET AND AN ELECTROMAGNET - The present invention relates to a magnetic substance holder, which includes a permanent magnet, a pole piece coupling one of N and S poles of the permanent magnet and having a holding surface, a magnetizable material having an end surface contacting the pole piece, a coil surrounding the magnetizable material, and a control device controlling electric current flowing through the coil to control the magnetization of the magnetizable material. According to the present invention, optimal holding force can be realized for the same area, and the magnetic substance holder can be readily expanded to a module or be miniaturized according to the size of the interior of a device on which the magnet holder is installed, and can be widely applied to various equipment used in the industrial field such as lifts, chucks, locking devices, applied machines, and robots. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135068 | MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY - A magnetic assembly contains a magnetic member including two end portions with two different magnetic poles respectively and a groove fixed thereon in an axial direction, an exterior of the magnetic member and an exterior of the groove having magnetic fields surrounding therearound in different directions individually; a magnet guiding member with a magnetic permeability including a plate to contact with one end of the magnetic member, and the plate including a post extending outward therefrom to be fitted into the groove of the magnet guiding member. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135069 | PERMANENT MAGNET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PERMANENT MAGNET - A permanent magnet has a grain structure that includes a main phase and a grain boundary phase that is primarily composed of a first metal. A second metal that enhances the coercivity of the permanent magnet and a third metal that has a lower standard free energy of oxide formation than the first metal and the second metal are diffused in the permanent magnet, and the third metal is present in the form of an oxide in the grain boundary phase. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135070 | RARE-EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RARE-EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET - There are provided a rare-earth permanent magnet and a manufacturing method thereof capable of boosting productivity by improving thickness accuracy of a green sheet. In the method, magnet material is milled into magnet powder, and the magnet powder and a binder are mixed to obtain a mixture including 1 to 40 wt % of the binder therein. Next, by high precision coating of a substrate with the mixture, a green sheet is obtained at thickness precision within a margin of error of plus or minus 5% with reference to a designed value. Thereafter, the green sheet is held for predetermined time at binder decomposition temperature in non-oxidizing atmosphere, whereby depolymerization reaction or the like changes the binder into monomer and thus removes the binder. The green sheet with the binder removed therefrom undergoes pressure sintering such as SPS method so as to obtain a permanent magnet | 2013-05-30 |
20130135071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING MAGNETIC FIELDS - An improved system and method for focusing magnetic fields involves two aligned correlated magnetic structures each comprising an inner portion and an outer portion surrounding the inner portion where the inner portion and the outer portion have an opposite polarity relationship. The focused field magnetic structures produce composite magnetic fields where surface fields have substantially greater field strength than side fields. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135072 | REACTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR REACTOR | 2013-05-30 |
20130135073 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer is provided having good workability during production and good connection of the secondary main coil and the primary supportive coil. The transformer has a bobbin with a base part and first hollow cylinder part with a first through hole and a core projecting in a first positive direction from said base part, and a case having an upper collar part formed with a primary main coil wound around said first hollow cylinder part, a second through hole leading to said first through hole, and a second hollow cylinder part formed at the outer peripheral face. Said primary main coil is housed and projects in a first negative direction from said upper collar part. A lower collar part opposes said base part by extending approximately parallel to said mounting face. The primary supportive coil and secondary main coil are wound around said first and second sections, respectively. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135074 | INDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a stacked chip inductor. According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is an inductor including: a stacked structure; and an external electrode structure formed outside of the stacked structure, wherein the stacked structure: an insulating layer; and a polymer layer is stacked on the insulating layer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135075 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A stack is configured by stacking magnetic layers and non-magnetic layers, and has a rectangular-parallelepiped shape. A coil is provided in the stack, and has a coil axis that is substantially parallel to a stacking direction of the stack. The stacking direction and the coil axis are not parallel to sides that configure the stack. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135076 | TRANSFORMER - A second inductor is disposed opposite to a first inductor and rotated around the center axis by 180°. The first inductor includes a plurality of lines concentrically formed in a first wiring layer, and a first intersection that is formed in a first area and connects a first line with a second line. The first intersection includes a first connection line formed in a second wiring layer, and a first interlayer line connecting the first and second lines with the first connection line. The second inductor includes a plurality of lines concentrically formed in a third wiring layer, and a second intersection that is formed in a second area and connects a third line with a fourth line. The second intersection includes a second connection line formed in a fourth wiring layer, and a second interlayer line connecting the third and fourth lines with the second connection line. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135077 | RESONATOR AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - There is provided a resonator including a magnetic core and a coil wherein the magnetic core includes a first magnetic core block and a second magnetic core block, the coil is wound on the magnetic core, the first magnetic core block includes a first portion and second portions on sides of the first portion, a sectional area of the first portion is larger than each sectional area of the second portions, the second magnetic core block includes a third portion and fourth portions on sides of the third portion along its longitudinal direction, a sectional area of the third portion is larger than each sectional area of the fourth portions, and the coil is wound on the first portion and the third portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135078 | CERAMIC, GRADED RESISTIVITY MONOLITH USING THE CERAMIC, AND METHOD OF MAKING - According to one embodiment, a monolithic cassette with graded electrical resistivity is presented. The monolithic cassette has a continuous grain structure between a first end and a second end; wherein electrical resistivity of the monolithic cassette is graded such that the resistance varies continuously from the first end to the second end. Methods and compositions for forming the monolithic cassette are also presented. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135079 | CLEANING APPLIANCE - A cleaning appliance is provided including at least one authorization carrier with an access authorization which is provided thereon and is required for accessing the cleaning appliance, just one receptacle in which the at least one authorization carrier is positionable, and a detection unit, situated at the receptacle, for contact-based detection of the access authorization of an authorization carrier positioned in the receptacle, the detection unit having at least one detection contact element which contacts the access authorization. To provide a cleaning appliance of this type which is usable with greater versatility, it is proposed that the cleaning appliance include two or more authorization carriers with access authorizations provided thereon which are linked to different authorization profiles, wherein a range of functions dependent on the authorization profile linked to an access authorization can be provided to an operator by the cleaning appliance. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135080 | TAG FORGERY PROTECTION - A method for determining the authenticity of an article including a microchip package, wherein the microchip package includes a sensing element. The method includes receiving a value of a measurable quantity. The value of the measurable quantity is measured using the sensing element. The value of the measurable quantity is indicative of an environment. Reference information indicative of the environment I received. The received value of a measurable quantity and the reference information are used to determine the authenticity of the article comprising the microchip package. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable medium and computer program code which when executed by a data processor is for executing the method. An apparatus for determining the authenticity of an article including a microchip package including a sensing element. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135081 | Systems And Methods For Authenticating Objects Using IR - Systems and methods authenticate an object using IR. IR is projected at a first wavelength onto the object and a first image of the object is captured during the projection of the IR. The object is authenticated by processing the first image to detect IR fluorescence from an IR fluorescing material incorporated into the object in response to the projected IR, where presence of the IR fluorescence within the first image indicates authentication of the object. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135082 | RFID READING DEVICE AND RFID TAG GRID FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT - A system and method for asset management that includes receiving from a client, an EIR terminal that includes an optical reading device configured to output the signal and/or results of decodable indicia and has an RFID receiver which outputs a first datum and a second datum. The invention includes locating the decodable indicia within the signal to reveal identifying information about an asset. The first datum identifies one or more of the RFIDs tag in closest proximity to the asset. These RFID tags are affixed to different known locations in a facility; every location within the facility is within the broadcast radius of at least one RFID tag. The second datum identifies at least one RFID tag in closest proximity to the asset. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135083 | ARTICLE-TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING RFID TAGS - A control unit for tracking articles is positioned approximate to a package and communicates with a reader. The control unit includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, a switch, a clock; and a microcontroller. The switch outputs a first control signal to the microcontroller when the package is opened. The microcontroller reads a real-time clock (RTC) signal from the clock according to the first control signal, and transmits an open status signal and the corresponding RTC signal to the RFID tag. The RFID tag feeds back the open status signal and the corresponding RTC signal to an RFID reader. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135084 | System and Method for Simultaneous Wireless Charging, Tracking And Monitoring Of Equipments - A system and method for simultaneous charging, tracking and monitoring one or more equipments, comprising actuating a coordinator using a management server for transmitting UHF radio waves; receiving the transmitted UHF radio waves by a receiver; converting the UHF radio waves into DC power by employing an energy harvesting IC for charging a battery pack of said equipment, and simultaneously activating an RFID tag for receiving one or more operational parameters related to said equipment by employing said one or more sensors and transmitting said received one or more operational parameters by using short range data communication protocol via said coordinator. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135085 | TRANSPONDER UNIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS DATA TRANSMISSION - In various embodiments, a transponder unit for the contactless transmission of modulated data to a reader is provided. The transponder unit may include: a clock generator configured to generate a clock signal and to synchronize the clock signal in a synchronization mode, on the basis of a signal received from the reader; and a modulator configured to take the clock signal from the clock generator as a basis for modulating data; wherein the modulator is configured to send a signal for starting the synchronization mode to the clock generator. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135086 | ARTICLE-TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING RFID TAGS - A control unit for tracking articles is positioned approximate to a package and communicates with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. The control unit includes a RFID tag, a storage, a switch, and a microcontroller. The switch outputs a first control signal to the microcontroller if the package is opened, the microcontroller outputs an open status signal and a corresponding real-time clock (RTC) signal to the storage according to the first control signal, the RFID tag sends the open status signal and the corresponding RTC signal from the storage to the RFID reader in due course. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135087 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Contact detection units ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135088 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INDICATING AN OPEN DOOR IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - Methods and systems for indicating a door open in an automotive vehicle are provided. Sensors mounted on the automotive vehicle sense an open door and start a timer. After the timer expires, an indication is sent to one or more user devices about the door being open for a period of time. The indication may be sent by a wireless transmitter to a user device equipped with a wireless receiver. The indication may also be sent by a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) module to a cellular device. The indication may be one or more of an audio signal, a visual signal, a voice mail, a text message or an alert in a social network site. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135089 | CAMERA-ASSISTED BLIND SPOT DETECTION - A blind spot detection system. The system includes a camera mounted at the rear of a vehicle, a controller coupled to the camera, and an indicator coupled to the controller. The camera is configured to capture images in a field-of-view to the rear of the vehicle. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the camera indicative of the images, and controller determineg when a second vehicle in the images enters a blind spot of the vehicle. The controller activates the indicator when the second vehicle enters the blind spot of the vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135090 | Real-Time Detection of Hazardous Driving - A system is disclosed which provides real-time detection of hazardous driving behavior. The system collects information about the motion of a vehicle along a path, for example, using a global positioning satellite system receiver. Roadside signs along the path are detected and their content determined. That information is compared with information about the motion of the vehicle to provide information with regard to potentially hazardous driving behavior. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135091 | INDICATOR SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A remote indicator for an automotive vehicle includes a sensor unit for determining the value of at least one vehicle operating parameter and for generating a wireless signal corresponding to the sensed value. After wireless transmission to a receiver, an indication of the signal is displayed to an occupant of the vehicle. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135092 | DRIVING BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A driving behavior analysis and warning system is adapted to detect the driving behavior of a driver driving an automobile and to provide a warning signal corresponding to the driving behavior. The analysis and warning system receives drive information captured by an external and/or an internal drive system via an information collection unit, and analysis module integrated with a algorithm is then used to analyze the drive information to produce drive safety signals, enabling the driver to determine whether driver driving behavior is normal or not through an output unit, so as to prevent injury caused by dangerous driving. Moreover, this invention also provides a method for analyzing and warning driving behavior. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135093 | IN-VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An in-vehicle display apparatus includes: multiple switchable display elements for displaying one of display items in a display group that is assigned each switchable display element; an operation device for outputting an operation signal according to an operation of a user; a determination device for determining an operation mode of the operation of the user with respect to the operation device, according to the operation signal; and a display control device for independently controlling each switchable display element to execute a switching and displaying operation according to the operation mode. In the switching and displaying operation, the display control device controls one of switchable display elements to switch a current display item to another display item according to a predetermined switching order of display items every time the operation device outputs the operation signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135094 | DETERMINATION OF A STATUS OF A DOOR LOCK - A method and system for determining a status of a door lock. A receiver device receives a broadcast signal from a broadcast device built into a door. The door lock is configured to lock and unlock the door. The receiver device is located remotely from the door. The broadcast signal includes a door lock status of the door lock. The door lock status includes a first input bit of 0 or 1 and a second input bit of 0 or 1. A main receiver circuit within the receiver device uses a first AND gate and a second AND gate within the main receiver circuit to process the first input bit and the second input bit to generate a first output bit and a second output bit, respectively. The main receiver circuit stores the first and second output bits in a memory location within the receiver device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135095 | Device Locator - A device locator system is disclosed for locating misplaced smart devices or other electronic devices. The device locator system comprises a key fob component and a device component. The key fob component comprises a hand held unit and a transceiver that receives and transmits a signal. The device component is in communication with the misplaced smart device and comprises a transceiver that receives and transmits the signal from the key fob component. Once the response signal from the device component is received by the key fob component, the distance between the key fob and the misplaced device is calculated and then displayed on the LCD screen of the key fob component. The key fob component also comprises a software application that enables the key fob component to be able to register and maintain a list of all smart devices owned by the user. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135096 | Satellite Aided Location Tracking with User Interface - A satellite aided location tracking and data services with user interface. A graphical user interface is provided that enables users to monitor the status of movable assets. Detailed information in a position history enables the user to obtain status information (e.g., starts and stops) at each position report. This status information promotes visibility into the journey of each movable asset. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135097 | Fall-Responsive Emergency Device - What is provided is a wearable, hands-free emergency alert device that responds automatically to a measurable physical effect of a fall event by the wearer to send an alert signal to a remote responder. The wearable device may be a bracelet with a flex circuit including an accelerometer; a manual alert to signal non-fall emergencies; a microphone and/or audio chip for voice communications between the user of the wearable device and a remote responder; one or more charging contacts so as to allow for induction and/or wireless charging of the device; and a wireless transmitter capable of sending a wireless alert signal in response to a sensed fall and capable of generating a response signal in response to receipt of a ping signal which may be used to determine the device's location. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135098 | Method and System for Detecting an Airborne Trigger - An apparatus includes a cantilevered element including a coating material having an affinity for at least one compound. The apparatus further includes a first capacitive plate and a second capacitive plate that are each spaced from and capacitively coupled to the cantilevered element. The first capacitive plate is configured to induce a vibration in the cantilevered element at a frequency related to a mass of the cantilevered element. A frequency detector is coupled to the second capacitive plate to detect a change in vibrational frequency of the cantilevered element as a result of at least one particle of the at least one compound coupling to the coating material. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135099 | RETEACHABLE NON-CONTACT SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A method for reteaching a switching circuit is provided. The method includes presenting a target within a sensing range of a sensor of the switching circuit for a pre-determined duration and acquiring an identification code of the target via the sensor. The method also includes comparing the acquired identification code with all stored identification codes of other targets previously used by the switching circuit as a basis for switching and reteaching the switching circuit for switching based on the acquired identification code if the acquired identification code is different from all stored identification codes previously used by the switching circuit as a basis for switching. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135100 | METHOD OF DETECTING AN ABNORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING CONDITION OF AN ELEMENT EMBEDDED IN AN APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING ELEMENT - A method of detecting an abnormal environmental operating condition of an element embedded in an apparatus. The element is able to communicate with a telecommunications network. The method includes cyclically measuring at least one environmental operating parameter of the element, detecting that the element is operating for an excessive duration in at least one reference operating span, and transmitting an alert message to the telecommunications network if the element has operated for an excessive duration in the reference operating span. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135101 | ENCODER BASED SPEED COMPENSATED REJECT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, including: a sensor that monitors containers as the containers move along a production line; a rejection device; a controller communicatively connected to the sensor and the rejection device, wherein the controller is programmed to determine whether a container is associated with a match condition in response to a signal received from the sensor, the match condition reflecting that the container is associated with predetermined properties or characteristics, in response to a match condition, determine a pass result, and otherwise determine a fail result, determine a velocity of the production line, dynamically determine a correction amount for a reject position, track a position of the container on the production line, and in response to the fail result, outputs a signal to actuate the rejection device that removes the container from the production line based on the velocity of the production line, the dynamically determined correction amount, and the position of the container on the production line. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135102 | Device Locking Systems, Lock Trees, and Lockout Methods - Device locking systems, lock trees, and lockout methods are described according to some aspects. In one aspect, a device locking system includes a lock system configurable into a first configuration to lock a device to be secured and a second configuration wherein the lock system is configured to be attached to or removed from the device, wherein the lock system is configured to be locked into the first configuration at a desired moment in time by at least one lock, and circuitry configured to generate an alarm responsive to a change of the configuration of the lock system from the first configuration to the second configuration. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135103 | Smart card wallet - A card wallet that can detect a missing credit card or driver's license is described. A wallet for holding plastic cards records electronically the addition of cards as well as the removal of cards. Whenever the number of cards in the wallet is less than the recorded number of cards, a signal is sent to the user warning the user that a card is missing. This may be the result of leaving a credit card at a checkout counter, theft, mishandling, or loss. The warning signal is issued only a short time after the last card was removed, aiding in rapid investigation and recovery. A simple method of detecting a missing card is to add the number of incoming cards and subtract the number of outgoing cards. An arrangement of momentary switches is used to determine the direction that the card is moving in the wallet. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135104 | RADIO-FREQUENCY TRANSPONDER COMPRISING A TAMPER LOOP FUNCTIONALITY - The application discloses a radio-frequency transponder having a tamper loop functionality the state of which is readable. The radio-frequency transponder comprises attaching means comprising at least one pin and a counterpart for the pin. The attaching means is configured to attach said radio-frequency transponder to an item by means of the pin and the counterpart. The attaching means is configured to create the tamper loop for the radio-frequency transponder when the pin is in contact with the counterpart. The application also discloses a method for monitoring such a radio-frequency transponder. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135105 | ANTI-THEFT RFID SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An anti-theft RFID system for monitoring the presence of a plurality of tagged items is provided. Each of the tagged items is attached to an RFID tag. The anti-theft RFID system includes an RFID reader, the RFID reader including an antenna and being configured to transmit an interrogating signal to the RFID tags and retrieve data from the RFID tags through the antenna; a processor connected to the RFID reader and configured to process the data that the RFID reader retrieves from the RFID tags; and a display connected to the processor and configured to display a result processed by the processor. The processor is configured to update a first counter value indicating the number of tagged items located within a predefined area and to update a second counter value indicating the number of tagged items being taken away from the predefined area. The display is configured to display the values of the first and the second counters and thereby to assist an operator to determine the occurrence of a security event by analyzing the values of the first and the second counters. A method implemented by the system is also provided. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135106 | ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM USING RFID TAGS - A detection unit positioned on a package includes a magnet, a first magnetic switch, a second magnetic switch, a processor, and a clock. The first magnetic switch outputs a first control signal or a second control signal according to magnetic flux density of the magnet. The second magnetic switch outputs a third control signal or a fourth control signal according to the magnetic flux density of the magnet. The first control signal is the same as the third control signal; the second control signal is the same as the fourth control signal. When the processor receives the first control signal and the third control signal at the same time, the processor reads a first real-time clock (RTC) signal from the clock. When the processor receives the second control signal and the fourth control signal at the same time, the processor reads a second RTC signal from the clock. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135107 | Interaction Analyzer - A method of analyzing participant activity includes providing an identification unit to a participant, receiving signals from the identification unit, determining location of the participant based on the received signals, storing the location information and the associated timestamp and analyzing the stored information. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135108 | Smart Adaptive Device for Alerting User of Scheduled Tasks Prior to Falling Asleep - A method is provided for alerting a user of scheduled tasks prior to falling asleep. The method includes associating an alarm device with a user's body by securing a wearable device to the user's wrist, placing the device in a pocket, integrating the device into the user's clothing such as a belt, or otherwise placing the device in contact with or adjacent to the user. The device includes one or more sensors for detecting physiological and/or environmental parameters such as heart, respiration, or pulse rate, body movements, eye movements, ambient light, and the like. Upon detecting a pre-sleep state, the device gathers information about tasks which the user desires to perform or attend to prior to going to sleep, and alerts the user before falling asleep. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135109 | ALERT INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - The present invention provides an alert interactive system designed to serve as an alertness tool to ensure that a person, such as an aircraft pilot, a car or truck driver, a soldier or sailor on watch, or a security professional, remains alert. The alert interactive system provides instructions and time for the person to enter a code, and provides an alert to that person and others when the code is not entered timely and correctly. The present invention indicates when the person is not alert, and may be taking a nap, may be fully asleep, or unconsciousness. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135110 | ADVANCED BATTERY EARLY WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM - Systems, apparatuses and methods for detecting internal cell faults using online and real-time sensing techniques, and providing an accurate and reliable early warning for the incoming failure of battery cells hours or days prior to failure. A system is configured to perform real-time and direct measurement of battery cell parameters of temperature, voltage, and AC impedance through online sensing. These parameters may be simultaneously processed using advanced probabilistic and/or fuzzy logic-based algorithms to provide an early warning for the incoming failure of battery cells in a battery pack. This technology may safeguard the LIB battery packs while allowing them to operate at or near 100% capacity in both transportation and stationary applications. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135111 | SELF-CALIBRATING CURRENT SWITCH WITH DISPLAY - A current switch self-calibrates when a reset control is actuated and displays an expected current in the monitored conductor, one or more trip points of the current switch and the last known current in the monitored conductor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135112 | ELECTROSTATIC CONDUCTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PREVENTION IN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION AREA - A method for electrostatic prevention in an electrostatic discharge protection area applicable to an electrostatic conducting device including a main body, an alert unit, a sensing unit and a grounding unit is disclosed. The electrostatic conducting device is used for sensing an external signal and externally coupling to a ground line, and the main body is used for being worn by a user. The sensing unit is coupled to the alert unit for sensing the external signal so as to enable the alert unit. The grounding unit and the alert unit form a loop when being in contact with the skin of the user and coupled to the ground line. The loop is opened when the ground line is coupled to the grounding unit, and the alert unit is thus disabled. Effective ESD protection is achieved. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135113 | INSTRUMENT STATUS DISPLAYING DEVICE AND INSTRUMENT STATUS DISPLAYING METHOD - An instrument status display displaying on a screen, in a tree format, respective indicators corresponding to instruments controlled in a hierarchical structure, having an installation time mark acquiring portion acquiring, as an applicable installation time mark, a time mark that is nearest to a reference time mark without being later than the reference time mark, where the time mark is a time mark for the connection of an instrument, from an installation/removal event history database; an alert event acquiring portion acquiring alert event information notified from an instrument over the interval from the applicable installation time mark, acquired by the installation time mark acquiring portion, up until the reference time mark; a display formatter determining a display format of an indicator based on alert event information; and a displaying portion displaying, on a screen, an indicator in a display format determined by the display formatter. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135114 | REAL TIME DATA COMPRESSION AND TRANSMISSION - Systems, methods, and devices are provided for compressing a variety of signals, such as measured signals from a hydrocarbon operation, that may be stored and/or transmitted in compressed form. Segmentation tools and techniques are used to compress the signals. Segmentation techniques include breaking a signal into segments and representing the data samples of the signal as segment boundary points, which may reflect where changes occur in the signal, and segment parameters, which may be utilized to model the segmented data. Embodiments can be used in real-time or in batch modes. New data samples can influence previous segment boundary points and/or segment parameters in some cases. Systems may modify what has already been stored or displayed as a result in revising segmentation information based on analysis utilizing the new data samples. Embodiments may utilize different Bayesian analysis techniques including the use of prior probability distributions and maximum a posteriori analyses. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135115 | Exercise Usage Monitoring System - The disclosed embodiments relate to real time monitoring of usage of multiple pieces of exercise equipment and providing exercise based metric data based thereon to devices for aggregation, display or other processing thereof. In particular, the disclosed embodiments facilitate collection of exercise based metric data from various pieces of exercise equipment, such as stationary bikes, treadmills, and the like, in real time, i.e. as the equipment is utilized by an exercising user, combine the collected data in a form suitable for use by various interested devices and broadcast or otherwise disseminate the combined data to the various devices wherein the various devices may access the broadcasted combined data to access the usage metric data from any one or more of the pieces of exercise equipment from which it was collected for subsequent aggregation, display and/or further processing. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135116 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, DOMESTIC APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM HAVING A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE AND AT LEAST ONE EXTERNAL UNIT - In a method for processing data from a domestic appliance, appliance data from the domestic appliance is determined and at least part of the determined appliance data is incorporated in a user profile. At least part of the user profile is useable for information purposes through display on a display unit or transmission to an external unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135117 | ROADSIDE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a roadside-to-vehicle communication system which allows a vehicle, which is traveling within a roadside-to-vehicle communication area, to receive signal information from a roadside device multiple times. The roadside-to-vehicle communication system includes determination means for determining whether or not new information is added to the signal information transmitted from the roadside device, and update means for, only when the determination means determines that the new information is added to the signal information, updating the signal information which is used on the vehicle side. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the processing load on the signal information even when the signal information is received multiple times through roadside-to-vehicle communication. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135118 | PARKING METER EXPIRED ALERT - Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135119 | Method and System for Adding Gadgets to a Traffic Report - A method and system for adding traffic gadgets to a traffic report is disclosed. A traffic gadget is a dynamic object defined by a relatively small code module that is separate from the main traffic report application code. A programmer develops the traffic gadget's visual functionality and specifies the type of data that the traffic gadget can receive. An artist configures the visible appearance of the traffic gadget for a specific end-user application. The end-user may then select a traffic gadget and add the selected traffic gadget to a visual traffic report. The user may also select data to control the functionality of the traffic gadget during the traffic report. | 2013-05-30 |